While West has become a conservative icon nationwide, telling the crowd that he is Congress' No. 1 target of Democrats, several seasonal Century Village residents visiting the clubhouse said they had never heard of him and were unaware he was giving a speech.

It looks like Murphy has the opportunity to make inroads with the old-folk community, and an endorsement from Deutsch -- who represents Century Village until this year's redistricting kicks in -- should help with those who aren't, you know, like, Republicans.

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Deutch's camp confirmed that the endorsement will happen, but we're still waiting for comment regarding why he's endorsing Murphy, but it's probably similar to the reasons given by Debbie Wasserman Schultz's reasoning behind sending Murphy $2 grand in campaign funds: He's not West.

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